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M. COHEN.

GOAT.

No. 388,123. Patented Aug. 21. 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

MAX COHEN, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

COAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,123, dated August21, 1888,

Application filed June 21, 1888. Serial No. 277,760.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MAX COHEN, a citizen of the United States, residingat New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,haveinveuted certain new and useful Improvementsin Coats; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertaius to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon,whieh forms a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in coats which will befullyunderstood from the following description and claim, reference being hadto the annexed drawing, which is a view showing the coat opened infront, and also showing the pants attached by means of suspenders to theside and back straps of the shoulder-yoke.

Referring to the annexed drawing by letters, A. designates a coat, and Ba pair of pants, which may be made in any desired or fashionable style.In the present instance I have represented a coat or long jacketprovided with a collar, a, and designed to be buttoned in front from thecollar to the lower edge of the shirt. The pants may also be made in thewell-known manner, and they are provided with suspender buttons h,fastened to the waistband in front and behind. I

To the shoulder portions of the coat or jacket A, inside thereof, Istitch a yoke, O, which may be made of any suitable strong fabric, andwhich is formed with lateral ShouldereXteusions f f, that extend infront of the armholes E E. Between these shoulder-extensions the backpart of the yoke is stitched to the neck or collar band, and by meansoftwo or more diagonal rows of stitches, z z, the yoke is stitched tothe back of the coat at points corresponding to the back seams. Thelower part of the yoke C is arched out at c c to form three dependingstraps, d (1 (I, which are unattached to the body of the coat except atthe ci'ossstitching g g g.

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To the straps d d d are removably and ad justabl y attached buckles c ce, which are preferably provided with hooks adapted to receive and holdthe eyes which are secured to the upper connected ends of suspenders D D1), preferably made of elastic material and provided with button-holesfor attachment to the pants-buttons h.

It will thus be seen that the yoke C, with its front and backsuspender-straps, constitutes part of the garment A, and that thesuspenders and their adjustable buckles are detachable from said yokeand also detachable from the pants.

It will also be observed that when the said parts are applied upon aperson perfect freedom of movement is allowed while the coat will liesmooth upon the body. Furthermore, the entire support for the pants willbe distributed about the shoulders in an easy, comfortable manner. Atthe same time the said yoke will act as a shoulder-brace when the coatis buttoned at the neck.

Having described myinvention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

As an improved article of manufacture, a coat having a shoulder-liningcomposed of a yoke, 0, adapted to the back, the shoulders, and frontparts of the coat, in combination with the free depending strap (l atthe back of the coat-yoke, the free depending straps d d at the front ofthis yoke, the arches c c, the horizontal stitching g 9, and the obliqueshoulder-stitching z i, the upper edge of said yoke being stitched tothe collar a, and the sides to the body of the coat, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

M AX COHEN.

Vitnesses:

HENRY J. ENNIS, JOSEPH Born.

